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Book 1 of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Genre
- Basketball stories
- Humorous stories
- School fiction
- Diary fiction
- Sports fiction
What it is about
- Diaries
- Basketball stories
- Competition
- Middle schools
- Schools
- Humorous stories
Where it happens
Ages
- Ages 9+
- Children's
About this book
Its Library of Congress subjects: Diaries, Basketball stories, Competition, Middle schools. It is book 1 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and set in United States.
Reading level: ages 8-12 (Abrams).
Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Wikidata · Abrams
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How Diary of a Wimpy Kid came to be
- Kinney had hoped to be a newspaper cartoonist, but no syndicate took his strip. Source: wimpykid.com, checked November 6, 2026.
become a newspaper cartoonist ... wasn’t able to get his comic strip syndicated
- He began noting down ideas for the book in 1998. Source: wimpykid.com, checked November 6, 2026.
in 1998 he started writing down ideas for Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- After six years of work, he put it online at funbrain.com in daily parts. Source: wimpykid.com, checked November 6, 2026.
worked on the book for six years before publishing it online on funbrain.com
- Abrams signed him in 2006 to turn it into a printed series. Source: wimpykid.com, checked November 6, 2026.
In 2006, Jeff signed a multi-book deal with publisher Harry N. Abrams
Where does Diary of a Wimpy Kid sit in its series? See the reading order.
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